On-line Monitoring Reactions by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Reactive Intermediates: MS Investigations in Solution

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 133-198

  Santos, Leonardo Silva ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

Author keywords

ESI MS; Intermediates; Organometallic catalysis; Reaction mechanism; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884623855     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527628728.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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